An online survey has been launched by the Dare County Tourism Board and Outer Banks Visitors Bureau to evaluate the overall health of the Outer Banks as a visitor destination. MMGY NextFactor and Destinations International have been contracted for their diagnostic tool called DestinationNEXT, according to an email sent Tuesday to a variety of stakeholders […]
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KILL DEVIL HILLS — LCDR William Meads Mello, retired, passed away on August 17, 2022. He is preceded in death by his loving parents Captain William Mello and Elizabeth Meads Mello. Bill Mello’s life is celebrated by his wife, Ann J. Mello, his children, Kim Mello and partner Shawn Smith, and Dr. Brad Mello and […]
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December 24, 1935 – August 23, 2022 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Rosemary Howell Fielder, 86, of Kill Devil Hills, NC died Tuesday, August 23, 2022, at Sentara Albemarle Medical Center. Born in Suffolk, VA on December 24, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Mary Louise Harry Howell and Charlie W. Howell, Jr. An […]
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The Outer Banks SPCA has announced it will begin an initiative, in conjunction with other groups, to spay and neuter homeless cats in the county in an effort to combat overpopulation. Here is the information on the initiative. Operation Homeless Cats (OHC), a community effort to spay and neuter the homeless cats of Dare County, […]
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On Wednesday, Aug. 23, National Park Service (NPS) South Atlantic-Gulf Regional Director Mark Foust signed a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Ocracoke Light Station Rehabilitation Project Environmental Assessment (EA) at Cape Hatteras National Seashore. The EA evaluated the impacts of rehabilitating the Ocracoke Light Station, which includes the Ocracoke Lighthouse, Double Keepers’ […]
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A new and improved exhibit on the tribes of the Outer Banks at the Frisco Native American Museum & Natural History Center (FNAM) is nearing completion, and is expected to open to the public soon, per an August 24 update from FNAM. “We can’t wait for you to come and experience this amazing exhibit,” stated FNAM in […]
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September 13, 1928 – August 22, 2022 KILL DEVIL HILLS — Velma Lee Rose Stumph, 93, of Kill Devil Hills, NC died Monday, August 22, 2022, at her home. Born in Rosefork, KY on September 13, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Rosa Little and Ambrose Rose. Velma worked as an administrator in […]
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A new ABC (Alcoholic Beverage Control) store is on the horizon for Buxton, to replace the current store located in the Osprey Shopping Center. The original store, which opened in 1987 and was the first ABC store on Hatteras Island, has simply become too small for the island community, which has boomed over the past […]
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Ocracoke has two churches, the Life Saving Church on Lighthouse Road and the Ocracoke United Methodist Church on School Road. These are Protestant churches. Although there has never been a Roman Catholic church on the island, masses have been held at various times over the years. That will soon change as the Diocese of Raleigh […]
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Deadline for applying for the position is Sept. 1 The committee charged with conducting the search for a new superintendent for the Dare County Schools met on Aug. 19 in closed session to review potential questions for candidates who have applied for the position. With a Sept. 1 deadline for applications looming, committee chair and […]
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